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Television standards
Differing standards in television engineering mean that a VHS or DVD designed for a UK television will not necessarily play on a television in the US.
Essentially there are 3 main Television standards groups: PAL, SECAM and NTSC. More detailed information is available from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL#Technical_details.
To know the television standard for the country you live in please consult the table below:
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| Afghanistan | PAL |
| Albania | PAL |
| Algeria | PAL |
| Antigua | NTSC |
| Argentina | PAL-N |
| Australia | PAL |
| Austria | PAL |
| Bahamas | NTSC |
| Bahrain | PAL |
| Bangladesh | PAL |
| Barbados | NTSC |
| Belgium | PAL |
| Belize | NTSC |
| Benin | SECAM |
| Bermuda | NTSC |
| Bolivia | NTSC |
| Brazil | PAL-M |
| Brunei | PAL |
| Bulgaria | SECAM |
| Burma | NTSC |
| Cambodia | NTSC |
| Canada | NTSC |
| Canary Islands | PAL |
| Chile | NTSC |
| China (People's Republic) | PAL |
| Colombia | NTSC |
| Congo | SECAM |
| Costa Rica | NTSC |
| Cuba | NTSC |
| Curacao | NTSC |
| Cyprus | PAL |
| Czech Republic | PAL + SECAM |
| Denmark | PAL |
| Djibouti | SECAM |
| Dominica | NTSC |
| Dominican Republic | NTSC |
| Ecuador | NTSC |
| Egypt | SECAM |
| El Salvador | NTSC |
| Fiji | PAL |
| Finland | PAL |
| France | SECAM |
| Gabon | SECAM |
| Gambia | SECAM |
| Germany | PAL |
| Gibraltar | PAL |
| Greece | SECAM |
| Greenland | NTSC |
| Ghana | PAL |
| Guadeloupe | SECAM |
| Guam | NTSC |
| Guatemala | NTSC |
| Guyana | SECAM |
| Haiti | NTSC + SECAM |
| Honduras | NTSC |
| Hong Kong | PAL |
| Hungary | PAL |
| Iceland | PAL |
| India | PAL |
| Indonesia | PAL |
| Iran | PAL |
| Iraq | SECAM |
| Ireland | PAL |
| Israel | PAL |
| Italy | PAL |
| Ivory Coast | SECAM |
| Jamaica | NTSC |
| Japan | NTSC |
| Jordan | PAL |
| Kenya | PAL |
| Korea (North) | PAL |
| Korea (South) | NTSC |
| Kuwait | PAL |
| Liberia | PAL |
| Lebanon | SECAM |
| Libya | SECAM |
| Luxembourg | PAL |
| Madagascar | SECAM |
| Malaysia | PAL |
| Malta | PAL |
| Martinique | SECAM |
| Mauritius | SECAM |
| Mexico | NTSC |
| Monaco | PAL + SECAM |
| Mongolia | SECAM |
| Morocco | SECAM |
| Netherlands | PAL |
| New Caledonia | SECAM |
| New Guinea | PAL |
| New Zealand | PAL |
| Nicaragua | NTSC |
| Niger | SECAM |
| Nigeria | PAL |
| Norway | PAL |
| Oman | PAL |
| Pakistan | PAL |
| Panama | NTSC |
| Paraguay | PAL |
| Peru | NTSC |
| Philippines | NTSC |
| Poland | PAL + SECAM |
| Puerto Rico | NTSC |
| Portugal | PAL |
| Puerto Rico | NTSC |
| Qatar | PAL |
| Reunion | SECAM |
| Romania | PAL + SECAM |
| Russia | SECAM |
| Saipan | NTSC |
| Samoa | NTSC |
| Saudi Arabia | PAL + SECAM |
| Senegal | SECAM |
| Sierra Leone | PAL |
| Singapore | PAL |
| South Africa | PAL |
| Spain | PAL |
| Sri Lanka | PAL |
| St. Martin | NTSC + PAL + SECAM |
| Sudan | PAL |
| Surinam | NTSC |
| Swaziland | PAL |
| Sweden | PAL |
| Switzerland | PAL |
| Syria | SECAM |
| Tahiti | SECAM |
| Taiwan | NTSC |
| Tanzania | PAL |
| Thailand | PAL |
| Togo | SECAM |
| Tobago | NTSC |
| Trinidad | NTSC |
| Tunisia | SECAM |
| Turkey | PAL |
| Uganda | PAL |
| United Arab Emirates | PAL |
| United Kingdom | PAL |
| United States | NTSC |
| Uruguay | PAL-N |
| Venezuela | NTSC |
| Vietnam | SECAM |
| Virgin Islands (US) | NTSC |
| Yemen | PAL |
| Yugoslavia | PAL |
| Zaire | SECAM |
| Zambia | PAL |
| Zimbabwe | PAL |